Cognitive Psychology : wk 1-3

What is Capgras Syndrome?

• A syndrome discovered by Capgra

• A condition where patients cannot recognise people they know

• A condition where patients recognise people they know, but think they are an imposter

• An allergic reaction to shellfish

What does an MRI tell us?

• About the structure of the brain

• Which parts of the brain are activated

• About how the brain functions

• About the role of the corpus collossum

What is Cognitive Psychology?

• Psychology of the cognitive

• A scientific study of the acquisition, retention and use of knowledge

• A scientific study of the cerebral cortex

• A study of the philosophy of psychology

What are the lobes of the brain?

• Amygdala, hippocampus, pons, temporal

• Temporal, occipital, parietal, amygdala

• Frontal, parietal, amugdala, hippocampus

• Frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, cerebellum

What are parts of the limbic system?

• Thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus

• Thalamus, amygdala, hippocampus, cerebellum

• Thalamus, hippocampus, cerebellum, medulla

• Thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala, cerebellum

Who argued that learning involved "the acquisition of knowledge"?

• Erikson

• Tolman

• Skinner

• Gestalt

The brain is estimated to contain _____ nerve cells.

• 90 billion

• 86 billion

• 82 billion

• 78 billion

The brain also contains ______ cells.

• Gadigal

• Glide

• Glial

• Gala

Broca's aphasia results in

• Difficulty producing language

• Difficulty comprehending language

• Difficulty producing and comprehending language

• Difficulty with articulation

Wernicke's aphasia results in

• Difficulty producing language

• Difficulty comprehending language

• Difficulty producing and comprehending language

• Difficulty with articulation